01/23/2026
July 13th, 2025
Katmai, Brooks Falls, Alaska
Miss Biggie showing her mama Grazer, that she can catch her own lunch!.
Biggie, at the time, was a year and half old brown bear cub. I am looking forward to seeing her this spring when she comes out of Torpor with her mama and they (hopefully) return to Brooks Falls.
Think of torpor as a power nap and hibernation as an intense, months-long deep sleep, with bears actually entering a lighter form of torpor, not true hibernation. Remember that Bears need to be able to wake quickly to protect their den and to give birth. However they do go months without food or water. Hibernation is essentially a much longer, more intense, and deeply committed form of torpor, but very few animals truly hibernate.
Canon R5mk2
Canon RF100-500mm F4.5-7.1 L IS USM
1/2000
500mm
ISO 1250
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